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premolar

/ˈpriːmoʊlɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.91 in modern English

Syllables
pre-mo-lar
IPA
/ˈpriːmoʊlɚ/
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tooth located in front of the molars, especially the bicuspid tooth between the cuspids and molars in humans.

adj

Before a molar tooth, either in physical position or in its time of development; deciduous.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Clipping of premolar tooth, calque of Latin dens praemolaris. Equivalent to pre- + molar.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈpriːmoʊlɚ/
  • British English: /ˈpriːməʊlə/

Inflected Forms

premolars (plural) praemolar (alternative)

Derived Forms

interpremolar premolariform

Synonyms

bicuspid

Rhymes With

solar controller roller high roller polar bipolar bowler stroller comptroller molar alveolar circumpolar

Questions

How do you pronounce premolar?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpriːmoʊlɚ/.
What does premolar mean?
A tooth located in front of the molars, especially the bicuspid tooth between the cuspids and molars in humans.
Where does premolar come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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